Trenton police arrests men with stolen gun after chase onto rooftop

TRENTON — Two Trenton men were arrested Sunday after members of TPD’s IMPAACT unit chased them onto a roof for allegedly possessing a handgun.

David Chavies, 18, is charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, resisting arrest, obstructing the administration of law and receiving stolen property.

Marquay Mims, 18, is charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, resisting arrest, obstructing the administration of law, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, unlawful possession of a weapon during a narcotics scheme, receiving stolen property and three drug distribution offenses.

According to police sources, around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Detectives Nathan Bolognini and Jason Woodhead were patrolling the area of Walnut Avenue and Monmouth Street when they saw a black Cadillac that matched the description of a vehicle suspected of being involved in a shooting.

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The detectives then turned their car around to check the Cadillac’s license plate number and noticed two black males huddled together in the 300 block of Monmouth Street. And when the men saw the police car, sources say, one of them handed the other a handgun.

Police say the second suspect, later identified as Mims, placed the gun inside a nearby charcoal grill. And when the officers exited their vehicle to approach the two men, sources say, Chavies and Mims ran into an apartment building and onto the roof.

“They ran all the way to roof, so the officers called a few extra guys to surround the building,” Trenton Police Lt. Mark Kieffer said Monday morning. “But everything went well; there was no struggle.”

Chavies and Mims were then arrested, and the officers recovered a loaded .380 caliber Beretta from the charcoal grill. Police say the weapon was stolen out of Hopewell.

Mims also possessed a small sandwich bag of marijuana, according to police, which was seized along with $166 in cash.

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